New owner for festival

Pledge on future of event

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival has been acquired by promoter Kilimanjaro Group.

The event will continue to trade as Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival. The organisers stressed that “Bella” will be run as it has been for 15 years by Joe Gibbs and the local management team with input from Kilimanjaro Group.

Joe Gibbs, founder and promoter of Belladrum, said: “It is a condition of the deal that the event maintains its unique Highland character – something Kilimanjaro is very keen that it does – and continues to be run by myself and our fantastic local management team.”